Any Word on " Hitch " ?
02-12-05 | 02:51 AM
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I liked it. Decent, if unmemorable. Some really gut-bustingly funny moments... that I can't remember now that I'm home.
Also, it's paced and organized very oddly. The beginning feels so random and rushed, like a jumble of scenes stuck together; by the midpoint, it seems more traditionally told, but becomes very predictable. And takes forever to end.
Still... a very funny film. My girlfriend and I thoroughly enjoyed it, and Kevin James plays the most lovable guy on screen I've seen recently.
Also, it's paced and organized very oddly. The beginning feels so random and rushed, like a jumble of scenes stuck together; by the midpoint, it seems more traditionally told, but becomes very predictable. And takes forever to end.
Still... a very funny film. My girlfriend and I thoroughly enjoyed it, and Kevin James plays the most lovable guy on screen I've seen recently.
02-12-05 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by MahatmaPetey
everytime i see that trailer (which is about once every 10 minutes) I have the urge to put my foot through the tv. I just wish I had the balls to go through with it.
02-12-05 | 05:14 PM
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Overall, pretty entertaining in the early going, with Kevin James (Alan) hamming it up quite nicely, and Will Smith (Hitch) having to rein him in and show him the ways of romancing the opposite sex. I didn't think Eva Mendes (Sarah) was a good foil for Will Smith, though. Amber Valletta was mainly the object of Alan's romantic heart, and provided an average performance (though as a supporting character, it was okay). And as with most romantic comedies, it's a roller coaster ride, but both sides learn a little about themselves in the process.
I give it 3 stars, or a grade of B.
I give it 3 stars, or a grade of B.
02-12-05 | 06:00 PM
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I saw a sneak of this on thursday, and my wife and I REALLY enjoyed it... take your significant other, you'll love it. Will Smith was pretty good, and the king of queens guy ROCKED.
02-12-05 | 07:31 PM
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From: Somewhere between Heaven and Hell
Originally Posted by Catch 21
I liked the movie eventhough it's been seen in countless other romance/comedies. I think Hitch nails it as far as the message: To be more attentive but also to be yourself. Sony did well last year at this time with 50 First Dates. And Hitch making $14M on Friday hopefully gives a boost to the weak slate of tentpole films we're lining up this summer.
Sony has the #1 and #2 movies at the boxoffice right now, so it's a great start.
02-12-05 | 08:10 PM
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Devil talking about a sony flick? Ha! I put enough faith in that as I do when I talk about a 20th century fox flick. 
FUCK'N SHILL!!!
FUCK'N SHILL!!!
02-12-05 | 08:29 PM
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02-15-05 | 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Patman
Overall, pretty entertaining in the early going, with Kevin James (Alan) hamming it up quite nicely, and Will Smith (Hitch) having to rein him in and show him the ways of romancing the opposite sex. I didn't think Eva Mendes (Sarah) was a good foil for Will Smith, though. Amber Valletta was mainly the object of Alan's romantic heart, and provided an average performance (though as a supporting character, it was okay). And as with most romantic comedies, it's a roller coaster ride, but both sides learn a little about themselves in the process.
I give it 3 stars, or a grade of B.
I give it 3 stars, or a grade of B.
I'll go with 2.5 stars. The movie had its funny moments but the cheeseball moments were pretty high, esp. the ending. Although the ending dancing montage was hilarious.
02-15-05 | 09:29 AM
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Let's see. An unhip fat white guy that can't get women and is a loser needs a hip blackman that knows all the moves and all right things to say to help change his life and get chicks. But then the hip player finds one chick that he can't get and hilarity enuses. Bleh, I think I'll pass.
02-15-05 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by raven56706
i thought it was going to suck but it was actually pretty good.
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03-15-05 | 09:16 PM
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Great movie to watch with your girl, nothing original, predictable but charming in it's own way.
Needed to see some of the chicks in their panties and that would have taken the film up a notch
Needed to see some of the chicks in their panties and that would have taken the film up a notch
